Complaint 534355
1994 FORD PROBE • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Mar 16, 2005
- Complaint ID
- 534355
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- PROBE
- Model Year
- 1994
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Mar 16, 2005
- Date Received
- May 9, 2005
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
DT: THE DISTRIBUTER WENT OUT ON THE CONTACTS VEHICLE AND WHEN IT DID THE VEHICLE STOPPED CAUSING THE POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING TO GO OUT ALSO. IN RESULT THIS CAUSED A CRASH AND HER SON HIS LICENSE FOR A YEAR. NO WARNING SIGNS OR ANYTHING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS THREE LETTERS FROM THREE DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS STATING THAT IF THE DISTRIBUTER WENT OUT HE WOULD HAVE LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS DID RESULT IN A AN ACCIDENT THE CONTACTS SON HIT A OFF DUTY POLICE OFFICER. THE VECHILE HAS BEEN FIXED A NEW DISTRUBTER WAS PUT BACK ON THE VEHICLE.*AK
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.